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<h2>THE CAT AND THE BIRDS</h2>
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<p>A <span class="picturedef cat">cat</span>
 heard that the Birds in an <span class="picturedef aviary">aviary</span>
 were ailing. So he got
himself <span class="picturedef up">up</span>
 as a <span class="picturedef doctor">doctor</span>
, and, taking with him a set of the
instruments proper to his profession, presented himself at the
<span class="picturedef door">door</span>
, and inquired after the health of the Birds. "We shall do very
<span class="picturedef well">well</span>
," they replied, without letting him in, "when we've seen the
last of you."</p>
<p class="adage">A villain may disguise himself, but he will not
deceive the wise.</p>
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